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In reply to the discussion: Mayor of Cologne says women should have code of conduct to prevent future assault [View all]coyote
(1,561 posts)You are totally minimizing this incident. The Cologne police chief disagrees with you and has said this is a "completely new dimension of crime." This was not a frat party.
The reason this story became newsworthy is because the police covered it up, and they had 90 witnesses to the event posting it on social media so they could no longer ignore it.
Of course sexual assault is nothing new in Germany, but this is a new dimension that has never been seen before.
As for the safety advice, I think most people take exception that they have to change their behavior to adapt to sexually assaulting men. So to you, if women do not stay away 1 meter away from strange men and are assaulted, then it's their fault. Foreigners should adapt to the cultural norms to the visiting country. Just because you can disrespect woman in your home country does not mean you can do so in the visiting country.